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Striving for Holiness
Brandon A. Cox | September 1st 2008 by Brandon Cox
I’ll just try harder. That’s the mentality of most people who are trying to be good Christians. “Well, I tried and I blew it, so I’ll just try harder.” The problem is that God resists the proud, so the more you think you read more
Caution: Men Not Working
LiteralDan | August 27th 2008 by Dan
In case you were looking for more signs we are surrounded by people who are dangerously lazy, and that we are definitely ruled by people who want us all to be, here's a nice little tidbit for you: Recently, while helping J- to relieve one of several read more
Personal Holiness
Voice of Grace | August 8th 2008 by jul
Did you ever notice that sometimes religious people make up new terms that sound really spiritual and good? What I'm realizing more and more that often these terms are veiling something, they are decieving and are designed (not usually by men but by read more
Dropping Our Stones
Cerulean Sanctum | August 6th 2008
One of the goals I have for Cerulean Sanctum is to carve out a godly middle ground on the issues that face the American Church while at the same time never backing down from what needs to be said. Despite the fact that I work hard to find a more godl read more
CANNOT ENTER HEAVEN BY FORCE: CONVERSATION WITH LITURGIST: PART 7
Real Liberal Christian Church - Christian Commons | August 6th 2008 by Tom Usher
Title: "Not in our name." Nearly verbatim Hello again, With the long break, I've had an opportunity to allow more of our conversation to digest. There are a few things I want to write before I actually read your read more
Are you too emotionally unstable?
Head to Toe Beauty | July 25th 2008 by Ileane Frank
They say women are the weaker sex when it comes to our emotions because we tend to cling more to our partners and fall apart when expectations aren’t met. Of course, a lot would also disagree, saying that it’s the men who are weaker and who reall read more
Field trip over, back to keeping an eye on the homeless
LiteralDan | July 23rd 2008 by Dan
Don't mind me, children, I'll just be taking it easy here today*, cleaning up the mess you've left behind. You know, like no one pays me to do. I also throw in the passive aggression pro bono, so you know, but don't let that stop you from making a vo read more
Corporate intelligence: Hydrogenate this!
LiteralDan | July 18th 2008 by Dan
By this point in the campaign by the nation's sanctimonious (myself included), I think we're all aware of how toxic partially hydrogenated oils are. Semi-solidity at room temperature is not a natural state for most liquids, and does not make for a fr read more
What the Far Right and Far Left Have in Common
Waging a War on Anti-Americanism | July 1st 2008 by Karen
Due to my recent theme being centered around Anti-Americanism, when I mention the “Far Left”, I’m talking about the Far Left in Canada and Britain (naturally some can apply to Americans). The “Far Right” will be the Amer read more
NO! You are *not* a Liberal. (More about American Culture/Patriot…
Waging a War on Anti-Americanism | June 13th 2008 by Karen
I have decided today that your average moderate liberal American is the same as your average conservative living in Canada or Europe. I have found that other countries who (the Anti-Americans) called themselves, “liberals” are really not, read more
“Racism”: The most overused and abused term in modern society
Waging a War on Anti-Americanism | June 3rd 2008 by Karen
A few people that will remain anonymous made a big stink over my definition of Anti-Americanism claiming that I was a “racist”! I will drag my definition along with the video that sums it up over here for easy viewing: Q: What is Anti-Am read more
The “Americanization” of Canada?
Waging a War on Anti-Americanism | May 31st 2008 by Karen
A Canadian Tribute to Independence Day, Memorial Day, Globalization, Igloos, Maple Syrup, Hockey, Polar Bears and More! I just ran across Jeff’s blog, and in celebration of the American Independence Day from 2006, Jeff had some quoted material read more
AMERICA, THE STUPID
Waging a War on Anti-Americanism | May 13th 2008 by Karen
You want to know the best way to put those yanks in their place? Just tell them, “You Amerikkans are all stupid!” Tell them how low their IQ scores are, how they can’t pass the SAT, and how they cannot find any countries on the map. read more
Are Only American-Whites Capable of Racism and Intolerance?
Waging a War on Anti-Americanism | May 11th 2008 by Karen
I wrote this post a while back in response to the popular notion that Americans (white Americans) “mold” every person that decides to immigrate to the US into doing things the “All-American-White-Way” in that we train immigran read more
Where are the Shades of Gray???
Waging a War on Anti-Americanism | May 6th 2008 by Karen
We live in a very “black and white” world where if you’re not a slut, you must be prudish. If you agree that a conservative person was right about something, you must be a neo-con. If Obama doesn’t get elected as president, al read more
How Anti-Americanism is Not Only Hypocritical, but Nonproductive…
Waging a War on Anti-Americanism | May 3rd 2008 by Karen
In my last post (Part I), I discussed America’s “genocidal” behaviors and how other country’s mass murders and torturous behaviors are either overlooked, applauded or unknown. I also noted how Anti-Americanism criticizes Chris read more
How Anti-Americanism is Not Only Hypocritical, but Nonproductive…
Waging a War on Anti-Americanism | April 30th 2008 by Karen
It hit me quite some time ago that on just about every account where Americans are criticized, the accusers themselves are guilty of the same thing or guilty of *isolating* Americans in a world where Americans should be *included*. (European and Cana read more
America: “The Homogeneous Land of the Racist and Intolerant”
Waging a War on Anti-Americanism | April 21st 2008 by Karen
I’ve been American for 39 years. Canadians who have never lived in the US before have been telling me this over the last few months… that we aren’t multicultural, that we hate gays, and are a bunch of racists. Suffice it to say that read more
Resurrected me
The Mutt's Nuts | April 13th 2008 by Curmudgeonly Yours
The other day I had a conversation with a work colleague about religion. Or rather, she did most of the talking and I listened, interjecting a comment only occasionally. She felt that another work colleague of ours took her Christian evangelical beli read more
Gone Baby Gone
Download Movies Online | February 19th 2008 by Serega
Dorchester, equal of the toughest neighborhoods in all of Boston, is no engagement for the decrepit or sincere. Its a extent defined beside hard heads and impassive harder luck, its streets littered with intermittent families, hearts, dreams. When eq read more
Respect is a two-way street
The Mutt's Nuts | December 30th 2007 by Curmudgeonly Yours
About 6 years ago I stopped attending meetings at the Mormon church. I hadn’t necessarily planned this, but I was becoming more and more concerned about things I was learning about the church and the cognitive dissonance I was experiencing made read more
A Chance Meeting with the Grinch
Writing True | December 11th 2007 by Just Me
A large, green cartoon character is certainly not the norm outside the Department of Labor, so I couldn’t help but pull in for a chat.But how to start? “Hi, I’m a stranger” doesn’t work, but then neither does the blatantly obvious and pote read more
Divorce: What Happens When a Partner is Unfaithful?
Mere Humanity | August 15th 2007
in my second post about divorce, i received the question: I guess my only question - Jesus made it clear that in the case of marital infidelity (which was a factor in the question), divorce was PERMISSIBLE, though not REQUIRED. That said, I would agr read more
Part 2: Are the Law and Grace mutually exclusive?
Mere Humanity | August 10th 2007
to expound on the question from yesterday, let me give some more thoughts… most people believe that christians are to live a holy life, right? if this is so, why? some people might say because we were commanded to by Christ. and there are ot read more
Are the Law and Grace mutually exclusive?
Mere Humanity | August 9th 2007
one multipart question i would like to ask, please feel free to respond, even with dogmatic beliefs. here goes: if Christ did away with the “Law” as most “Christians” believe, then how does anyone sin now? if there is no law read more
sharing the Good News is hard
Mere Humanity | August 9th 2007
i had the wonderful opportunity to share the Good News with a guy a couple days ago. first, let me explain, that i dont mean i shared Jn 3:16 or any Scripture for that matter. but i began at the beginning, with sin and the need for a sacrifice all read more
William Lane Craig on Violence and God
Mere Humanity | August 9th 2007
this is probably the BEST explanation of violence and God i have ever read. its a long read, but worth it, i think. it comes from philosopher william lane craig. at this link Question 1: In the forums, there has been some good questions raised on read more
A Farewell to Calvinism
Mere Humanity | August 6th 2007
This is a great article written by Doug Wilson here. i think he is very balanced and fair. It is our solemn duty to preach Christ and not Calvin. But depend upon it if someone preaches Christ correctly, he will be accused of preaching Calvin. We m read more
Self-Righteousness is no more Biblical than homosexuality
prophetic voice | July 16th 2007 by rmfranklin
Murder Suspect Claims To Be Biblical Prophetfrom http://newsradio1420.com/newsradio/newsMaker.asp?storyID=7437He believed his victim to be gay, which he calls the "worst sin."(Houston, TX) -- A Cypress-area man charged with killing a Southwest Airlin read more
Family Values
Writing True | April 30th 2007 by Just Me
Listen to almost any political speech--it'll come up soon--"family values." This became an incessant mantra in the late 20th century, and it's so far a mainstay of the 21st--all candidates, all parties, every issue, every election. "I'm fighting for read more
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